Pioneer

Capital outpost construction ship manufactured by Consolidated Outland
Quick facts:
Pioneer
Pioneer Side Concept.jpg
In concept
Pioneer
Role
Heavy Construction
Size
Capital
Capacity
Crew
4 – 8
Cargo
600 SCU600,000 KµSCU <br />600,000,000 µSCU <br />
Cost
Standalone
$ 850.00€ 858.50 <br />£ 722.50 <br />
Warbond
$ 750.00€ 757.50 <br />£ 637.50 <br />
Availability
Quantity-limited sales
Specifications
Length
200 m0.2 km <br />20,000 cm <br />
Width
125 m0.125 km <br />12,500 cm <br />
Height
30 m0.03 km <br />3,000 cm <br />
Mass
35,600,000 kg35,600 t <br />
Scm speed
85 m/s306 km/h <br />
Development
Announced
26 October 2017

The Consolidated Outland Pioneer is an upcoming self-contained mobile construction yard capable of creating planetary modular structures, allowing colonists to customize their new homes on the frontier.[1] Utilizing an on-board reserve of resources, the Pioneer can construct and deploy modular outposts as well as continue to build additional modules to turn your outpost into a settlement.[2][3]

Features

The Pioneer houses a fully-functioning production line within its hull capable of constructing a custom outpost.[3]

Outpost manufacture and assembly area
The Pioneer has an advanced fabrication plant that allows assembling a ready-to-deploy remote outpost from the construction materials stored aboard. It can create modules with a variety of functions utilizing Pioneer-compatible design schematics.[4]
Bridge
The Pioneer's elevated bridge provides an eagle's eye view of the settlement when deployed on ground, doubling as the command center of the colony.[4] While in flight, it provides maximum visibility while piloting and can serve as a surveying point while planetside.[3]
Landing Pad
The Pioneer has an external utility landing pad that supports utility vehicles such as Argo MPUV or additional fighter escorts.[3]
Turrets
The Pioneer features two manned and two remote turrets to provide protection while in flight or as additional ground-based defensive systems against hostiles on the ground or air for the settlement while landed.[3]
Landing Gear
The Pioneer features Consolidated Outland's Vari-Pad technology that was specifically designed to safely stabilize the ship on a wide variety of planetary terrain and environments.[3]
Cargo Bay
The Pioneer has a dedicated cargo area to bring supplies, planetary defenses and construction materials required for fabrication.[4]
Habitation Area
The Pioneer contains a habitation area that provides comfortable lodging for the ship's crew and additional passengers during the long flight to the frontier.[3]
Engineering
The engineering sections provide crew access to primary ship functions, and allow oversight of the manufacturing area.[3]

Specifications

Radarnav.svgRadar
1x
S3
Large Radar
To be determined
Computernav.svgComputer
3x
S2
Medium Computer
To be determined
Powerplantnav.svgPower plant
3x
S3
Large Power Plant
To be determined
Coolernav.svgCooler
2x
S3
Large Cooler
To be determined
4x
S2
Medium Cooler
To be determined
Shieldgeneratornav.svgShield generator
6x
S3
Large Shield Generator
To be determined
Quantumdrivenav.svgQuantum drive
1x
S3
Large Quantum Drive
N/A
Jumpdrivenav.svgJump drive
1x
S3
Jump Drive
N/A
Fuelintakenav.svgFuel intake
2x
S3
Fuel Intake
N/A
Fueltanknav.svgFuel tank
2x
S3
Fuel Tank
N/A
Quantumfueltanknav.svgQuantum fuel tank
2x
S3
Quantum Fuel Tank
N/A
Mainthrusternav.svgThrusters
8x
SX
VTOL Thruster
N/A
8x
SX
Retro Thruster
N/A
4x
SX
Main Thruster
N/A
20x
SX
Fixed Maneuvering Thrusters
N/A
Weaponnav.svgPilot weapon
6x
S4
Distortion Cannon
To be determined
Turretnav.svgTurret
2x
S4
Manned Flak Cannon
N/A
2x
SX
TBD
To be determined
2x
S4
Remote Flak Cannon
N/A
2x
SX
TBD
To be determined

Lore

  • Development of a new ship:

After the success of Consolidated Outland's first ship, Mustang in 2944, Silas Koerner wanted to disrupt Humanity by leading the company to strike out in a bold new direction and began developing an expedition vessel that is significantly different from its predecessor. Instead of simply constructing a ship to fly to new worlds, Silas and his team dreamt of a craft that would help build them. Using the advanced ship manufacturing plants they had constructed on Bremen as their inspiration, the Consolidated Outland design team managed to house an entire automated fabrication plant inside the hull of the Pioneer.[4]

  • Offical Unveil:

In 2947, the company unveiled the Pioneer. For the first time ever, colonists can custom manufacture outposts onsite to their own exacting specifications, stock their new home with supplies, and defend it with just one single vessel. Colonization used to take a corporation could now be done by a few individuals.[4] The initial batch of Pioneers also include a single Claim License from UEE Planetary Development Bureau for commercial or private construction that allows the owner to officially own a piece of the UEE and enjoy its protection.[3]

Pledge price history

  • Initially sold for 750 USD (Warbond LTI) on 2017-10-26 (2000 ships)[5]
  • Sold for 850 USD (Non-warbond LTI) on 2017-10-27 (probably 2000 ships)[6]

Gallery

Development

Ideation

The Pioneer originated from the idea of Stake your Claim, based on the Wikipedia-logo-v2.svg land settlement that happened in the States & Canada in 1889. Ships at that time are built to go and settle unknown lands. Since procedural planets create a huge play area that needs to be filled, it was a good idea to let citizens fill it. On top of that, CIG needed to establish two ends of a spectrum for habitation, from cities (like Area 18) to villages to outposts.[7]

Trivia

  • The ship was referred as a "game changer" before its announcement in CitizenCon 2947.
  • The livery of the ship resembles the style of Kushan ships in Wikipedia-logo-v2.svg Homeworld.
  • The Pioneer's landing mode is inspired by the base in Wikipedia-logo-v2.svg Command and Conquer series.[8]

See also

References

  1. Pioneer LTI Store Page. Pledge Store
  2. Pioneer Sale Page. Transmission - Comm-Link
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.7 3.8 Consolidated Outland Pioneer. Transmission - Comm-Link
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 CitizenCon 2017 Brochure
  5. Pioneer presale. Transmission - Comm-Link
  6. https://www.reddit.com/r/starcitizen/comments/7969me/does_anyone_know_if_there_will_be_more_waves_of/
  7. CitizenCon 2947 - The Consolidated Outland Pioneer (Relay icon.svg transcript by Relay)
  8. Star Citizen: ATV Anniversary Special - Consolidated Outland & UEE Land Claim Licenses
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